For a number of decades, the expectation of the imminent end of the world has primarily been the domain of the spiritual. From the fundamental Baptist to the flying-saucer cult, many believe we are living in the end times. With the incessant drum beat of global warming alarmism from the media and schools to Swedish teenagers with “super powers,” now the secular world is learning to expect the end of the world within their own lifetimes. The godless are now sharing in the “fun” of preoccupation, anxiety, and adjusting the timeline for the end, based on world events.
There is a flurry of activity from a small cadre of climate alarmists like “Just Stop Oil” who believe vandalizing priceless artwork and many-millennia-old monuments will raise awareness of the plight of our planet. Hollywood movies portray the “heroic” acts of blowing up a pipeline to “save the world.”
There are no doubt countless others who have instead fallen into a despairing inactivity. There are a number of those consulting their climate prophecy charts that are opting not to have children to spare the little ones a miserable existence and minimize their family’s carbon footprint. Believe it or not, some realtors are offering a climate score for prospective home buyers to spare them the worr ...
